Sculpting in ZBrush made simple : explore powerful modeling and character creation techniques used for VFX, games, and 3D printing
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Jumpstart your sculpting career by learning the industry's most effective modeling and sculpting tools used by professionals to create AAA-quality characters, props, and lifelike portraits Key Features Master the basics of ZBrush through practical projects in this illustrated guide Explore organic modeling, concept sculpting, and character creation workflows Discover tools and techniques employed by professionals from the games, VFX and collectibles industries Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Book Description Embark on a creative journey with ZBrush, the leading software for creating characters, creatures, and props in films, games, and 3D printing. This guide will take you through its powerful yet user-friendly workflows, allowing you to explore its dynamic organic sculpting, painting, and hard-surface modeling tools. The first part of this book is dedicated to helping you become familiar with ZBrush's user interface and learning the very basics, from sculpting brushes and painting the model with Polypaint to setting up lights and rendering images. You'll also create a demon bust with the help of ZBrush's concept sculpting tool, DynaMesh. In the second part, you'll get to grips with the creation of a humanoid character that is optimized for 3D printing. Focusing on anatomy, poly-modeling, and preparing the model for 3D printing, you'll acquire the skills essential for sculptors. The final part delves into portrait sculpting, where you'll learn everything from basic facial anatomy to hair creation with FiberMesh. By the end of this book, you'll have developed the expertise necessary to succeed in the ever-evolving world of 3D character modeling, complemented by portfolio and social media tips for showcasing your standout work. What you will learn Enhance your sculpting skills to craft a variety of organic and hard surface objects Create humanoid characters, focusing on basic anatomy and proportions Explore sculpting techniques for intricate details in human heads and hair Sculpt objects such as armor, clothing, and accessories Create custom brushes to enhance your sculpting workflow Develop skills in detailing and surfacing to add texture and depth to your sculpts Use Polypaint and Materials to add color and enhance your sculptures Render and export your sculpts to share them with others Who this book is for This book is for 3D artists, digital sculptors, modelers, and anyone looking to learn the ZBrush software. It's a valuable resource for professionals switching to ZBrush or looking to broaden their skill set. While prior ZBrush experience and artistic abilities will prove beneficial, they're not prerequisites to understand the content covered. The book covers common and essential ZBrush workflows, making it ideal for both beginner and intermediate artists looking to explore the extensive capabilities of ZBrush.
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Jumpstart your sculpting career by learning the industry's most effective modeling and sculpting tools used by professionals to create AAA-quality characters, props, and lifelike portraits Key Features Master the basics of ZBrush through practical projects in this illustrated guide Explore organic modeling, concept sculpting, and character creation workflows Discover tools and techniques employed by professionals from the games, VFX and collectibles industries Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Book Description Embark on a creative journey with ZBrush, the leading software for creating characters, creatures, and props in films, games, and 3D printing. This guide will take you through its powerful yet user-friendly workflows, allowing you to explore its dynamic organic sculpting, painting, and hard-surface modeling tools. The first part of this book is dedicated to helping you become familiar with ZBrush's user interface and learning the very basics, from sculpting brushes and painting the model with Polypaint to setting up lights and rendering images. You'll also create a demon bust with the help of ZBrush's concept sculpting tool, DynaMesh. In the second part, you'll get to grips with the creation of a humanoid character that is optimized for 3D printing. Focusing on anatomy, poly-modeling, and preparing the model for 3D printing, you'll acquire the skills essential for sculptors. The final part delves into portrait sculpting, where you'll learn everything from basic facial anatomy to hair creation with FiberMesh. By the end of this book, you'll have developed the expertise necessary to succeed in the ever-evolving world of 3D character modeling, complemented by portfolio and social media tips for showcasing your standout work. What you will learn Enhance your sculpting skills to craft a variety of organic and hard surface objects Create humanoid characters, focusing on basic anatomy and proportions Explore sculpting techniques for intricate details in human heads and hair Sculpt objects such as armor, clothing, and accessories Create custom brushes to enhance your sculpting workflow Develop skills in detailing and surfacing to add texture and depth to your sculpts Use Polypaint and Materials to add color and enhance your sculptures Render and export your sculpts to share them with others Who this book is for This book is for 3D artists, digital sculptors, modelers, and anyone looking to learn the ZBrush software. It's a valuable resource for professionals switching to ZBrush or looking to broaden their skill set. While prior ZBrush experience and artistic abilities will prove beneficial, they're not prerequisites to understand the content covered. The book covers common and essential ZBrush workflows, making it ideal for both beginner and intermediate artists looking to explore the extensive capabilities of ZBrush.
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Table of Contents
Cover
Copyright
Contributors
Table of Contents
Preface
Part 1: The Adventure Begins: Sculpting in ZBrush
Chapter 1: Getting Started with ZBrush
Technical requirements
Loading models, navigation, and creating your first sculpture
Loading a starting model
Navigating around your sculpture
Creating your first sculpture
Exploring and customizing the ZBrush UI
Exploring the menus and palettes
Setting some useful preferences
Creating your custom ZBrush UI
Understanding ZBrush file types
ZTools (.ztl)
ZProjects (.zpr)
ZDocs (.zbr)
Summary
Further reading
Chapter 2: Sculpting a Demon Bust with DynaMesh
Technical requirements
Concept sculpting with DynaMesh
Understanding concept sculpting
Introducing DynaMesh
Sculpting a demon bust
Gathering references for your sculpture
Blocking out the demon
Entering DynaMesh mode
Using hotkeys to access brushes
Sculpting tips
Adding horns
Adding teeth
Adding eyes
Fixing bad DynaMesh results
Exploring character art and design principles
Design principles in the demon bust sculpture
Summary
Chapter 3: Exploring the Gizmo, PolyGroups, and Masking
Technical requirements
Managing your 3D model
Subtools
Symmetry mode
Using the Gizmo to move objects
Understanding PolyGroups
Using the Selection and Masking tools
Selection
Masking
Posing a character with Masking and Gizmo tools
Summary
Chapter 4: Exploring Brushes and Alphas
Technical requirements
Learning about brushes
Accessing brushes
Exploring important brushes
Exploring brush modes
Exploring brush properties
Making smoother strokes with LazyMouse
Learning about Alphas
Modifying your Alphas
Creating our own Alpha for the demon bust
Creating your own custom brushes
Summary.
Chapter 5: Creating an Optimized Mesh Using ZRemesher and ZProject
Technical requirements
Creating new topology with ZRemesher
Facial topology
Overview of the ZRemesher settings
Adding subdivision levels and transferring detail using ZProject
Subdividing meshes
Transferring detail between meshes with ZProject
Adding detail to the demon bust
Eyes
Forehead
Lips
Horns
Teeth
Scar
Summary
Chapter 6: Texturing Your Sculpture with Materials, Polypaint, and UVs
Technical requirements
Exploring ZBrush's Materials
Standard Materials versus MatCap Materials
Selecting and applying materials
Adjusting material modifiers
Saving and exporting materials
Adding color to your model with Polypaint
What is Polypaint?
Exploring Polypaint techniques and tips
Creating UVs and exporting textures
What are UVs and why do they matter?
Creating UVs with UV Master
Exporting textures using the Multi Map Exporter plugin
Summary
Chapter 7: Lighting and Rendering Your Model
Technical requirements
Managing lights in ZBrush
Adjusting the lighting in ZBrush
Exploring cinematography and lighting terminology
Rendering in ZBrush
Preparing for rendering
Creating BPR renders
Creating turntable videos
Summary
Part 2: Creating Characters from Scratch: A Comprehensive Guide
Chapter 8: Sculpting Human Anatomy
Technical requirements
Preparing anatomy references
Gathering references
Loading resources
Blocking out the anatomy
Starting with the skeleton
Adjusting the skeleton
Correcting the base mesh
Refining the anatomy
Useful brushes for anatomy sculpting
Sculpting the upper body
Sculpting the lower body
Sculpting hands and feet
Adding fat deposits
Finalizing the sculpture's anatomy
Posing your model
Adding asymmetry.
Working on the transitions of shapes
Summary
Chapter 9: Creating Costumes, Armor, and Accessories with Classic Modeling Techniques
Technical requirements
Creating simple costume pieces using the ZModeler brush and primitive shapes
Skirt and hip cloth
Straps
Arm armor
Metal ring
Shoes
Spear
Shoulder armor
Helmet
Creating complex costume pieces using DynaMesh, IMM brushes, and kitbashing
Creating shoulder armor
Creating a helmet
Adding detail to the costume pieces
Metal
Leather and fabrics
Wood
Summary
Chapter 10: Preparing and Exporting Our Model for 3D Printing
Technical requirements
Creating watertight models and troubleshooting errors
Using Decimation Master to reduce your meshes' polycount
Checking your mesh for holes and errors
Checking the mesh volume
Fixing a tool that is not watertight
Merging and cutting your model
Merging meshes
Cutting a model
Adding keys, scaling, and exporting your model
Creating a key model
Scaling and exporting your model
Summary
Part 3: Sculpting a Female Head: Tips and Techniques
Chapter 11: Sculpting a Female Head
Technical requirements
Blocking out the head
Starting points for blocking out the head
Using the Head planes blocking-out method
Refining the head
Eyes and eyelids
Nose
Lips
Ears
Forehead
Cheeks and nasolabial fold
Chin and jaw
Neck
Adding a pose and facial expression
Reviewing tips for sculpting likeness
Choosing a likeness subject
Finding references
Sculpting a likeness
Avoiding beginner sculpting mistakes
Summary
Chapter 12: Adding Skin Detail, Sculpting Hair, and Using FiberMesh
Technical requirements
Applying skin detail using NoiseMaker, brushes, and Alphas
Projecting 3D scan details.
Applying tileable skin textures with NoiseMaker
Adding detail around the eyes
Detailing the forehead
Adding pores to the cheeks and nasolabial folds
Creating the detail of the lips
Creating the skin detail of the neck
Finalizing the skin detail with imperfections and surface variation
Sculpting hair, eyebrows, and eyelashes with brushes
Sculpting the hair with basic brushes
Creating hair with an IMM Curve brush
Sculpting the eyebrows
Adding eyelashes
Sculpting hair with FiberMesh
FiberMesh modifiers
Grooming FiberMesh brushes
Creating a hairstyle
Exporting FiberMesh as curves
Summary
Chapter 13: Building a Portfolio and Leveraging Social Media
Picking your subjects
Can it generate attention?
Does it showcase key skills?
Is it easy, fast, and fun to create?
Presenting your artwork
Picking the thumbnail
Adding images
Adding videos
Showcasing key skills
Linking your social media
Sharing your art on social media
ArtStation
Instagram
Facebook groups
Additional platforms
Summary
Index
Other Books You May Enjoy.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kutschera, L. (2024). Sculpting in ZBrush made simple: explore powerful modeling and character creation techniques used for VFX, games, and 3D printing ([First edition].). Packt Publishing Ltd..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kutschera, Lukas. 2024. Sculpting in ZBrush Made Simple: Explore Powerful Modeling and Character Creation Techniques Used for VFX, Games, and 3D Printing. Birmingham, UK: Packt Publishing Ltd.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kutschera, Lukas. Sculpting in ZBrush Made Simple: Explore Powerful Modeling and Character Creation Techniques Used for VFX, Games, and 3D Printing Birmingham, UK: Packt Publishing Ltd, 2024.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Kutschera, L. (2024). Sculpting in zbrush made simple: explore powerful modeling and character creation techniques used for VFX, games, and 3d printing. [First edn]. Birmingham, UK: Packt Publishing Ltd.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kutschera, Lukas. Sculpting in ZBrush Made Simple: Explore Powerful Modeling and Character Creation Techniques Used for VFX, Games, and 3D Printing [First edition]., Packt Publishing Ltd., 2024.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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| 505 | 0 | |a Cover -- Copyright -- Contributors -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Part 1: The Adventure Begins: Sculpting in ZBrush -- Chapter 1: Getting Started with ZBrush -- Technical requirements -- Loading models, navigation, and creating your first sculpture -- Loading a starting model -- Navigating around your sculpture -- Creating your first sculpture -- Exploring and customizing the ZBrush UI -- Exploring the menus and palettes -- Setting some useful preferences -- Creating your custom ZBrush UI -- Understanding ZBrush file types -- ZTools (.ztl) -- ZProjects (.zpr) -- ZDocs (.zbr) -- Summary -- Further reading -- Chapter 2: Sculpting a Demon Bust with DynaMesh -- Technical requirements -- Concept sculpting with DynaMesh -- Understanding concept sculpting -- Introducing DynaMesh -- Sculpting a demon bust -- Gathering references for your sculpture -- Blocking out the demon -- Entering DynaMesh mode -- Using hotkeys to access brushes -- Sculpting tips -- Adding horns -- Adding teeth -- Adding eyes -- Fixing bad DynaMesh results -- Exploring character art and design principles -- Design principles in the demon bust sculpture -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Exploring the Gizmo, PolyGroups, and Masking -- Technical requirements -- Managing your 3D model -- Subtools -- Symmetry mode -- Using the Gizmo to move objects -- Understanding PolyGroups -- Using the Selection and Masking tools -- Selection -- Masking -- Posing a character with Masking and Gizmo tools -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Exploring Brushes and Alphas -- Technical requirements -- Learning about brushes -- Accessing brushes -- Exploring important brushes -- Exploring brush modes -- Exploring brush properties -- Making smoother strokes with LazyMouse -- Learning about Alphas -- Modifying your Alphas -- Creating our own Alpha for the demon bust -- Creating your own custom brushes -- Summary. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Chapter 5: Creating an Optimized Mesh Using ZRemesher and ZProject -- Technical requirements -- Creating new topology with ZRemesher -- Facial topology -- Overview of the ZRemesher settings -- Adding subdivision levels and transferring detail using ZProject -- Subdividing meshes -- Transferring detail between meshes with ZProject -- Adding detail to the demon bust -- Eyes -- Forehead -- Lips -- Horns -- Teeth -- Scar -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Texturing Your Sculpture with Materials, Polypaint, and UVs -- Technical requirements -- Exploring ZBrush's Materials -- Standard Materials versus MatCap Materials -- Selecting and applying materials -- Adjusting material modifiers -- Saving and exporting materials -- Adding color to your model with Polypaint -- What is Polypaint? -- Exploring Polypaint techniques and tips -- Creating UVs and exporting textures -- What are UVs and why do they matter? -- Creating UVs with UV Master -- Exporting textures using the Multi Map Exporter plugin -- Summary -- Chapter 7: Lighting and Rendering Your Model -- Technical requirements -- Managing lights in ZBrush -- Adjusting the lighting in ZBrush -- Exploring cinematography and lighting terminology -- Rendering in ZBrush -- Preparing for rendering -- Creating BPR renders -- Creating turntable videos -- Summary -- Part 2: Creating Characters from Scratch: A Comprehensive Guide -- Chapter 8: Sculpting Human Anatomy -- Technical requirements -- Preparing anatomy references -- Gathering references -- Loading resources -- Blocking out the anatomy -- Starting with the skeleton -- Adjusting the skeleton -- Correcting the base mesh -- Refining the anatomy -- Useful brushes for anatomy sculpting -- Sculpting the upper body -- Sculpting the lower body -- Sculpting hands and feet -- Adding fat deposits -- Finalizing the sculpture's anatomy -- Posing your model -- Adding asymmetry. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Working on the transitions of shapes -- Summary -- Chapter 9: Creating Costumes, Armor, and Accessories with Classic Modeling Techniques -- Technical requirements -- Creating simple costume pieces using the ZModeler brush and primitive shapes -- Skirt and hip cloth -- Straps -- Arm armor -- Metal ring -- Shoes -- Spear -- Shoulder armor -- Helmet -- Creating complex costume pieces using DynaMesh, IMM brushes, and kitbashing -- Creating shoulder armor -- Creating a helmet -- Adding detail to the costume pieces -- Metal -- Leather and fabrics -- Wood -- Summary -- Chapter 10: Preparing and Exporting Our Model for 3D Printing -- Technical requirements -- Creating watertight models and troubleshooting errors -- Using Decimation Master to reduce your meshes' polycount -- Checking your mesh for holes and errors -- Checking the mesh volume -- Fixing a tool that is not watertight -- Merging and cutting your model -- Merging meshes -- Cutting a model -- Adding keys, scaling, and exporting your model -- Creating a key model -- Scaling and exporting your model -- Summary -- Part 3: Sculpting a Female Head: Tips and Techniques -- Chapter 11: Sculpting a Female Head -- Technical requirements -- Blocking out the head -- Starting points for blocking out the head -- Using the Head planes blocking-out method -- Refining the head -- Eyes and eyelids -- Nose -- Lips -- Ears -- Forehead -- Cheeks and nasolabial fold -- Chin and jaw -- Neck -- Adding a pose and facial expression -- Reviewing tips for sculpting likeness -- Choosing a likeness subject -- Finding references -- Sculpting a likeness -- Avoiding beginner sculpting mistakes -- Summary -- Chapter 12: Adding Skin Detail, Sculpting Hair, and Using FiberMesh -- Technical requirements -- Applying skin detail using NoiseMaker, brushes, and Alphas -- Projecting 3D scan details. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Applying tileable skin textures with NoiseMaker -- Adding detail around the eyes -- Detailing the forehead -- Adding pores to the cheeks and nasolabial folds -- Creating the detail of the lips -- Creating the skin detail of the neck -- Finalizing the skin detail with imperfections and surface variation -- Sculpting hair, eyebrows, and eyelashes with brushes -- Sculpting the hair with basic brushes -- Creating hair with an IMM Curve brush -- Sculpting the eyebrows -- Adding eyelashes -- Sculpting hair with FiberMesh -- FiberMesh modifiers -- Grooming FiberMesh brushes -- Creating a hairstyle -- Exporting FiberMesh as curves -- Summary -- Chapter 13: Building a Portfolio and Leveraging Social Media -- Picking your subjects -- Can it generate attention? -- Does it showcase key skills? -- Is it easy, fast, and fun to create? -- Presenting your artwork -- Picking the thumbnail -- Adding images -- Adding videos -- Showcasing key skills -- Linking your social media -- Sharing your art on social media -- ArtStation -- Instagram -- Facebook groups -- Additional platforms -- Summary -- Index -- Other Books You May Enjoy. | |
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